We left Miami Saturday afternoon October 6 and arrived in Athens the next day. We were met at the airport by a Regent representative who had a car to take us to the Marriott where we checked in and wandered around the area for the afternoon, had a Greek dinner at the hotel and got a good night’s sleep. On Monday we felt comfortable in the new time zone and had a full day tour of Athens with a side trip to the Temple of Poseidon 50 km down the coast. We stopped at a taverna in a small village for a marvelous Greek lunch. There were 8 cruise ships in port so our guide, Stelios took us to the Parthenon first toget in before the crowds. That was fortunate because by the time we left there were dozens of groups waiting to get in. We saw all the important sights in the area and had a most delightful day. We had noticed a nice looking restaurant by the hotel the previous day so we went there for a Greek dinner and we weren’t disappointed.
On Tuesday the 7th we transferred to the Grand Bretagne hotel where all on the full cruise were put up for the night. Since we got there before those arriving from the States that day we wandered around the Plaka, the old city, and had another fabulous Greek lunch. That evening there was a dinner for all of us to meet and greet, but it was a standard fillet & potato meal and everyone was hoping for a local style meal. There are 84 of us doing the full cruise and I know at least 60 of them from previous cruises so it’s quite a reunion.
On Wednesday our busses left the hotel at 9:30 to avoid the crowds that would gather at 10:00 for a public transit strike and we were given priority check in. Our rooms were ready by noon and we joined another couple for lunch in the marina area. The ship left at 5:oopm for Rhodes.
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